Tourism Minister Harin Fernando has listed down 8 reasons why he is happy with the decision he took to support President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
In a Facebook post the Minister said that he is humble yet ecstatic that he was able to give his utmost contribution for the people during the last 3 months.
Reasons listed by Harin Fernando in his post:
- We put a halt to the era of queues.
- We started distributing fertilizer for agriculture.
- We were able to control the skyrocketing price of goods, and could reduce the prices of some essentials even by a small margin.
- We were able to negotiate to reverse travel restrictions imposed by countries worldwide, and tourists have started visiting us again.
- I could contribute to the release of my dear friend Ranjan Ramanayake.
- Successfully incorporating the 22nd amendment.
- IMF discussions being a success.
- Being able to resume local and foreign investment opportunities.
“No matter what the decisions I would have to make in the future with regard to my political career, I will commit myself to fulfil the responsibilities I’m conferred with at the moment” he further added.